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minicavity

noun

A small cavity

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Meanings

nounminicavity (plural minicavities)

plural minicavities

A small cavity
A strong deviation from thermal equilibrium is detected near the minicavity.
2016, Anna Ciurlo, Thibaut Paumard, Daniel Rouan, Yann Clénet, “Hot molecular hydrogen in the central parsec of the Galaxy through near-infrared 3D fitting”, in arXiv

Origin

From mini- + cavity.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with minicavity

gravity cavity depravity microgravity supergravity concavity intracavity microcavity anticavity biconcavity endocavity multicavity nanocavity subcavity

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APA

minicavity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minicavity

MLA

“minicavity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minicavity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minicavity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minicavity.

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